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hammocks

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noun

  1. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
  2. (obsolete outside dialectal) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.

verb

  1. To lie in a hammock.
  2. (of a cloth) To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
  3. To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.

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